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to run the boundaries in directions other than north, south, east and 

 west. On unsurveyed lands, the descriptions must, of course, be by 

 metes and bounds, with reference to some object which can be lo- 

 cated with certainty. 



Before final proof, if the description is other than by legal sub- 

 divisions, the applicant is required to secure at his own expense a 

 survey approved by the Surveyor General, and to have the corners 

 plainly marked by monuments on the ground. The Commissioner 

 of the General Land Office has recommended that for the purposes 

 of this act, on lands covered by the land office survey, 2 1-2 acres be 

 made a legal subdivision. This would relieve the settlers of an un- 

 necessary hardship, and would be no more than an act of justice. 



The final report deals fully with location and description of the 

 land, area, topography, formation (soil, rock and water), climate, 

 cover, conflicting claims, use in the past, and economic possibilities, 

 together with recommendations for or against listing. If listed, the 

 first applicant for each piece of land is given a preferential right 

 'Of sixty days in which to make entry in the local land office. 



Clyde Leavitt. 



